The Criminal Assets Bureau has seized five cars and a pick-up truck in an operation targeting a Longford organised crime gang.

Bureau officers were supported by armed and uniformed Gardaí in carrying out the searches across eight counties.

The operation targeted the assets and activities of a gang believed to be involved in drug dealing in Longford.

Officers searched five homes and 16 business premises this morning.

A Rolex watch seized in a Longford CAB operation. Image: An Garda Síochána

They seized five Ford Focus cars and a Ford Ranger pick-up truck along with a TuffMac car trailer and a car towing dolly.

They also uncovered three Rolex watches and a number of designer handbags alongside €18,600 in cash and a number of fake €30 notes.

Finally they seized financial documents, computers and mobile phones.

A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of theft.

Money seized in a Longford CAB operation. Image: An Garda Síochána